Ashmore Community Children's Centre PHILOSOPHY & GOALS

Ashmore Community Children’s Centre will use the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia as the basis for their curriculum. The principles, practices and learning outcomes will influence our decision making and help us to work towards providing a high quality, non-profit service, where parents have opportunities for input into the operation and decision making of the centre.
We believe that all children are important as individuals who need opportunities to learn and develop at their own pace, and whose dignity and diversity are respected. Educators will build and maintain secure respectful and reciprocal relationships to support the development of a strong sense of wellbeing. Educators continually seek ways to build their professional knowledge and develop learning communities. They become co-learners with children, families and community, and value the continuity and richness of local knowledge shared by local community members, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
We believe that the centre should provide a standard of care which ensures a safe, secure and nurturing environment for children. We believe that PLAY is fundamental for young children’s learning and forms the basis of our programs.
We believe that the centre should facilitate and support the inclusion of children with additional needs. We believe that the cultural diversity of children and families should be respected, valued and supported. Educators will be committed to equity and believe in all children’s capacity to succeed, regardless of diverse circumstances and abilities. Educators recognize that diversity contributes to the richness of our society and provides a valid evidence base about ways of knowing. For Australia it also includes promoting greater understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing and being.
We believe that parents have the right to make decisions and choices for their own child and the centre supports parents in their role. Educators will work in partnership with families to create a welcoming environment where all children and families are respected and actively encouraged to collaborate with educators about curriculum decisions in order to ensure that learning experiences are meaningful.

The Ashmore Community Children’s Centre aims to provide a place where:

CHILDREN
• are valued as individuals, whose diverse abilities, family and cultural backgrounds are respected.
• can experience success and develop self esteem through participation in activities based on their individual needs & interests
• are offered a wide range of developmentally appropriate experiences, which promote language & literacy, problem solving & mathematical thinking, physical, social and emotional growth.
• have access to unstructured activities where the DOING is important,  not the end result.
• can develop self expression and creativity through art, language, drama, music & movement.
• are ensured of a safe, healthy and hygienic environment.
• have opportunities to make choices & participate in decision making for their play.
• experience an inclusive environment which provides for additional needs & varying cultural backgrounds

PARENTS 
• are always welcome and encouraged to develop confidence and trust in those who share the care of their child, supporting one another in their complimentary roles.
• can reciprocate in sharing with staff information about their child’s progress, daily events, problems, pleasures, values and expectations.
• can have input into the program.
• are invited to participate to their fullest ability in all aspects of the centre and its running.
• from culturally diverse backgrounds can have full access to the centre’s operations

STAFF 
• guide & support children’s learning through a play based program.
• work as partners with parents in the care of each child and are sensitive to parents wishes.
• regard all children equally without gender or cultural bias.
• have clear goals and programs based on the needs and interests of individual children
• continually evaluate and review their programs.
• work effectively as a team.
• maintain professional standards and respect privacy & confidentiality.
• are receptive to new ideas, seeking to increase knowledge by access to current literature and participation in staff training opportunities.
• can have input into the centre’s decision making processes.
• value the work that they do and are valued for what they do.

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